Cetaceans

Andrew George: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many coastal cetacean strandings there have been in each  (a) year since 2004 and  (b) month in 2008; and how many of these are estimated to be the result of fishing activity in each such period.

Jonathan R Shaw: All data on cetacean strandings across the UK, up to and including 2007 data, is publicly available on the DEFRA website in the form of UK Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme (CSIP) Annual report.
	Figures for 2008 are currently being collated and will be available on the DEFRA website in 2009.

Offenders: Deportation

Christopher Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people who left the UK under the Facilitated Returns Scheme were arrested  (a) trying to re-enter the UK and  (b) while in the UK in each month since its inception.

Jacqui Smith: In order to obtain the information requested would require the detailed examination of individual casefiles at disproportionate cost. All individuals that leave the United Kingdom under the Facilitated Returns scheme are fingerprinted and excluded from the country and placed on watch lists in order to prevent them from returning to the United Kingdom after they are removed.
	The chief executive of the UK Border Agency wrote to the Home Affairs Committee on 18 February and advised them that, as of 28 January 2008, there were around 1,200 foreign national prisoners removed under the scheme. She will continue to update the Home Affairs Committee with the most robust and accurate information available on the deportation of foreign national prisoners as requested.

Offensive Weapons: Sentencing

Jeremy Browne: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many and what percentage of people convicted of carrying an offensive weapon under section 1 of the Prevention of Crime Act 1953 received  (a) a fine and  (b) a custodial sentence of (i) less than six months, (ii) six to 12 months, (iii) 12 to 18 months, (iv) 18 to 24 months, (v) two to three years and (vi) four years in each of the last 30 years.

Jack Straw: The Prevention of Crime Act 1953 has been amended by the Criminal Justice Act 1988 and the figures given here represent individuals sentenced under the amended provisions and section 139A of the Criminal Justice Act 1988. Data is not stored electronically for the last 30 years and cannot be extracted in a timely manner so the data supplied covers the period for which it is available, 1996 to 2006.
	
		
			  Number of persons sentenced and percentage given fines and immediate custody for carrying offensive weapons, 1996 to 2006 
			   1996  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006 
			 Number sentenced 3,458 4,149 4,395 4,155 4,126 4,892 5,462 5,415 5,791 5,719 5,670 
			 Number given fines 1,096 1,206 1,224 1,073 964 1,148 1,129 1,168 1,038 743 578 
			 Percentage given fines 31 29 28 26 23 23 21 22 18 13 10 
			 Number given immediate custody 402 513 590 557 601 637 792 764 821 832 791 
			 Percentage given immediate custody 11 12 13 13 15 13 15 14 14 15 14 
		
	
	
		
			  Number  given custodial sentences 
			  Sentence length  1996  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006 
			 0-6 months 361 447 540 500 545 582 701 666 739 717 654 
			 6-12 months 30 39 35 39 38 36 60 65 60 85 88 
			 12-18 months 9 15 9 6 10 14 19 18 13 15 27 
			 18-24 months 1 8 4 8 4 4 6 7 6 11 13 
			 2-3 years 1 2 2 1 4 1 5 7 3 2 6 
			 3-4 years — 2 — 3 — — 1 1 — 1 1 
			 4+ years — — — — — — — — — (1)1 (1)2 
		
	
	
		
			  Percentage given custodial sentences 
			  Sentence length  1996  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006 
			 0-6 months 10.4 10.8 12.3 12.0 13.2 11.9 12.8 12.3 12.8 12.5 11.5 
			 6-12 months 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.7 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.5 1.6 
			 12-18 months 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 
			 18-24 months 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 
			 2-3 years 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 
			 3-4 years — 0.0 — 0.1 — — 0.0 0.0 — 0.0 0.0 
			 4+ years — — — — — — — — — 0.0 0.0 
			 0.0 = Less than 0.1 per cent. (1) Indeterminate sentence for public protection.  Notes: 1. These data are based on offences under the Criminal Justice Act 1988 of possession of an offensive weapon on school premises and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place. 2. These figures have been drawn from administrative data systems. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system.  Source: NOMS Analytical Services, Ministry of Justice.

Offensive Weapons: Sentencing

Jeremy Browne: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many and what percentage of people convicted of carrying an offensive weapon under section 139A of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 received  (a) a fine and  (b) a custodial sentence of (i) less than six months, (ii) six to 12 months, (iii) 12 to 18 months, (iv) 18 to 24 months, (v) two to three years and (vi) four years in each year since the Act was introduced.

Jack Straw: Section 139A of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 relates to charges of carrying an offensive weapon or article with a blade or point on school premises and the figures given in the following tables relate to total numbers sentenced and those given  (a) a fine and  (b) custodial sentence under this Act in the last 10 years. Data for the last 20 years is not stored electronically and cannot be provided without prohibitive cost.
	
		
			  Number of persons sentenced and percentage given fines and immediate custody for carrying offensive weapons  or bladed articles on school premises , 1996 to 2006 
			   1996  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006 
			 Number sentenced 15 38 36 36 62 80 78 109 139 75 90 
			 Number given fines 7 6 4 9 10 20 9 14 21 4 2 
			 Percentage given fines 46.7 15.8 11.1 25.0 16.1 25.0 11.5 12.8 15.1 5.3 2.2 
			 Number given immediate custody 1 7 5 5 13 6 12 10 16 8 8 
			 Percentage given immediate custody 6.7 12.4 13.4 13.4 14.6 13.0 14.5 14.1 14.2 14.6 14.0 
		
	
	
		
			  Lengths of custodial sentence—number and percentage sentenced 
			  N umber sentenced 
			  Sentence length  1996  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006 
			 0-6 months 1 6 1 3 8 4 9 6 13 5 4 
			 6-12 months — — 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 
			 12-18 months — — 3 — 1 — 1 — 1 2 2 
			 18-24 months — — — — 1 — — 1 — — 1 
			 2-3 years — — — — 1 — — 1 — — — 
			 3-4 years — 1 — 1 — — — — — — — 
			 4+ years — — — — — — — — — — — 
		
	
	
		
			  P ercentage  sentenced 
			  Sentence length  1996  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006 
			 0-6 months 6.7 15.8 2.8 8.3 12.9 5.0 11.5 5.5 9.4 6.7 4.4 
			 6-12 months — — 2.8 2.8 3.2 2.5 2.6 1.8 1.4 1.3 1.1 
			 12-18 months — — 8.3 — 1.6 — 1.3 0.0 0.7 2.7 2.2 
			 18-24 months — — — — 1.6 — — 0.9 — — 1.1 
			 2-3 years — — — — 1.6 — — 0.9 — — — 
			 3-4 years — 2.6 — 2.8 — — — — — — — 
			 4+ years — — — — — — — — — — — 
			  Notes: 1. These data are based on the offences of possession of an offensive weapon or article with a blade or point on school premises under section 139A of the Criminal Justice Act 1988. 2. These figures have been drawn from administrative data systems. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system.  Source: NOMS Analytical Services, Ministry of Justice.

Political Parties: Finance

Andrew Tyrie: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice 
	(1)  what discussions he had with trades union representatives on the White Paper on party finance and expenditure prior to its publication;
	(2)  what representations his Department received from trades unions on the White Paper on party finance and expenditure prior to its publication.

Bridget Prentice: In his capacity as Secretary of State for Justice, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor (Mr. Straw) neither has had meetings with, nor received representations from, trade unions in relation to the White Paper party finance and expenditure in the United Kingdom. In his capacity as his party's representative leading the cross-party talks on party funding my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor (Mr. Straw) has discussed these issues with trade union representatives and many others on a number of occasions.

Political Parties: Finance

Andrew Tyrie: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice over what period of time he plans to consult further with political parties on legislative or regulatory changes, further to the recommendations of the party finance and expenditure White Paper.

Bridget Prentice: Our proposals for reform are largely based on recommendations from the review of the funding of political parties by Sir Hayden Phillips, and the subsequent inter-party talks he conducted. The review conducted wide-ranging consultation with both political parties and the wider public. Since the talks ended my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor (Mr. Straw) and I have continued discussions with interested parties.
	As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor (Mr. Straw) said on 16 June 2008,  Official Report, columns 691-704, we intend to introduce a Bill taking forward these proposals prior to summer recess. This will ensure that there will be opportunity for scrutiny and discussion of the Bill prior to its formal consideration in Parliament.

Housing: Sustainable Development

Lembit �pik: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 
	(1)  how many homes in each region meet the criteria for level  (a) 3,  (b) 4,  (c) 5 and  (d) 6 under the Code for Sustainable Homes;
	(2)  how many homes have been built in each region which meet the criteria for level  (a) 3,  (b) 4,  (c) 5 and  (d) 6 under the Code for Sustainable Homes in each year since 2000.

Iain Wright: Since the code was launched in April 2007, 1,633 developments representing over 45,000 homes have been registered to the scheme. It was always anticipated that there would be a time lag from the code's inception to the completion of substantial numbers of new code homes due to the time it takes to incorporate the code standards within the design and land acquisition process.
	The register of code certificates and the data underpinning it is administered by the BRE on behalf of the Government, who provide reports on a monthly basis. A breakdown of these figures by local authority area, Government office region and by landlord type is provided on a quarterly basis. We are due to receive the first quarterly report in late July 2008.

Social Rented Housing: Finance

Stephen Hepburn: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much capital has been spent on social housing in  (a) Jarrow constituency,  (b) South Tyneside,  (c) the North East and  (d) England in each year since 1997.

Iain Wright: The Department collects information on housing capital expenditure from local authorities through the Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix (HSSA) annual return. Constituency level information is not collected centrally. The parliamentary constituency of Jarrow falls into two local authorities: South Tyneside and Gateshead and figures for these are provided instead.
	Capital works includes (a) installation, replacement or major repair; (b) demolition and conversion; and (c) new building/acquisition. Local authorities' reporting on capital expenditure is based on the work to properties where either they are the owner or they share financial responsibility for capital works.
	Since 1998-99 the data has been collected first through the Housing Investment Programme (HIP) and then by the HSSA return from 2001-02. The information in table 1 is published and available via the Department's website:
	http://www.communities.gov.uk/housing/housingresearch/housingstatistics/housingstatisticsby/localauthorityhousing/dataforms/357553/hssa200607/
	
		
			  Table 1: Local authority housing capital expenditure 
			   million 
			   1998-99  1999-2000  2000-01  2001-02  2002-03  2003-04  2004-05  2005-06  2006-07 
			 Gateshead 9 9 14 15 14 15 19 31 62 
			 South Tyneside 9 11 12 19 18 15 14 17 17 
			   
			  Region  
			 North East 107 116 136 156 159 189 193 257 304 
			   
			  National  
			 England 1,660 1,569 1,816 2,139 2,345 2,641 3,176 3,385 3,313 
			 Source:  Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix (HSSA) 
		
	
	Equivalent capital expenditure figures for registered social landlords are not collected. Table 2 shows Government investment in social housing through the Housing Corporation's grant funding. This excludes funds that have been invested by registered social landlords either through their own resources or through private sector borrowing.
	
		
			  Table 2: Housing corporation affordable housing programme expenditure on social rent 
			   million 
			   1998-99  1999-2000  2000-01  2001-02  2002-03  2003-04  2004-05  2005-06  2006-07 
			 Gateshead 1.1 0.8 0.6 2.9 4.1 4.5 2.9 2.8 1.9 
			 South Tyneside 0.9 1.2 0.6 1.0 2.4 4.2 1.4 3.9 2.6 
			   
			  Region  
			 North East 15.4 15.7 15.8 18.6 19.6 34.9 35.4 31.9 38.7 
			   
			  National  
			 England 446.5 522.8 575.7 646.5 760.2 1171 1050 933.2 1432.5 
			  Source: Housing CorporationInvestment Management System

Departmental Public Expenditure

David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much his Department spent on  (a) new furnishings,  (b) art and  (c) new vehicles by his Department in (i) 2006-07 and (ii) 2007-08.

Shaun Woodward: The Northern Ireland Office records expenditure for new furnishings under the description of furniture and no specific budget is set aside for the purchase of art works. The Department also has fit-out costs for its buildings, this may include expenditure on furniture but it is not possible to isolate these costs.
	The Northern Ireland Office has not purchased any new vehicles during these periods.
	
		
			   Furniture () 
			 2006-07 277,400 
			 2007-08 387,775 
			 Total 665,175

Excise Duties: Motor Vehicles

Justine Greening: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer 
	(1)  what estimate he has made of the change in revenue from vehicle excise duty resulting from the change in the effective registration date for band F vehicles from 23 March 2006 to 1 March 2001 set out on page 122 of the Budget 2008 Red Book; what estimate he has made of the number of vehicles affected; and if he will make a statement;
	(2)  how much and what proportion of the projected increase in revenue from vehicle excise duty by 2010-11 noted in table 1.2, page 9 of the Budget 2008 Red Book is accounted for by the move of the qualifying registration date for new cars in band F from 23 March 2006 to 1 March 2001; and if he will make a statement;
	(3)  on what date he decided that those vehicles registered after 1 March 2001 and falling within vehicle excise duty band F would fall within new bank K in 2009-10 and new band L in 2010-11; and if he will make a statement.

Angela Eagle: Budget 2008 announced reforms of the graduated vehicle excise duty structure to strengthen the environmental incentive to develop and purchase fuel-efficient cars.
	This includes cars that emit over 225 grams per kilometre, but were purchased after March 2001 and up until March 2006. For historical reasons, these cars pay only 210, while others that emit the same amount, but were purchased from April 2006, pay 400. The Budget included policy to move them to the band appropriate to their emissions levels, but in order to reduce the additional tax paid by these cars in one individual year, it was decided at Budget 2008 that this would be staggered, so thatrather than moving immediately to their correct band, paying 415 or 440 in 2009these cars would move to Band K in 2009, paying only 300, before moving to their correct band in 2010, paying either 430 or 455 annually.
	There are estimated to be around 3.8 million cars in Band F in total in 2007-08including all cars that emit over 186 grams per kilometre of carbon dioxide and were purchased between 2001 and March 2006, and all cars that emit between 186 g/km and 225 g/km and were purchased since March 2006. It is estimated that in 2008-09 that there would be around 1.1 million cars (about 3.8 per cent. of all cars) in Band F that were registered before 2006 and emit 226 g/km or more, but this figure would be expected to fall in future years. No estimate has been made of the revenue impact of including this category of cars within their correct emissions band.

Excise Duties: Motor Vehicles

Justine Greening: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the Financial Secretary's statement of 14 May 2008,  Official Report, column 1471, on vehicle excise duty, 
	(1)  if he will  (a) list the 30 most popular models of car and  (b) state the evidential basis for the assessment of their popularity; how many versions of each model will attract vehicle excise duty at (i) an increased, (ii) a decreased and (iii) the same rate as a result of the Budget 2008 changes; and if he will make a statement;
	(2)  what the 24 models of car are whose drivers will be better off as a result of the graduated vehicle excise duty changes announced in the Budget 2008; and if he will make a statement.

Angela Eagle: The latest information available to Government on the 30 most popular versions of car comes from commercial sales data purchased from JATO Dynamics Ltd. for 2007. JATO is a leading provider of data in the automotive intelligence field and has partnerships with a large number of motor manufacturers around the world. Sales data is obtained from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and JATO then match this to vehicle specifications (including official carbon dioxide figures) which are provided to them by manufacturers and importers.
	The level of detail that they can provide is available only from a very small number of sources.
	A table showing a list of the top 30 model versions, in order of popularity, alongside their average carbon dioxide emissions, and the potential impact of the Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) reforms announced at Budget 2008 is as follows. This shows thatin real termsat least 24 out of the 30 most popular car model versions in 2007 will be better off, or no worse off, in 2009 as a result of the reforms announced at Budget 2008.
	It is worth noting that two versions of a very similar Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 litre unleaded appear in the figures. This is because JATO do not have a record of whether a normal or 'Easytronic' transmission is used by this particular vehicle. Arguably, if this vehicle were counted separately, then there would in fact be 25 out of the top 30 cars that are no worse off; however the Government have assumed 24 out of 30.
	
		
			  Make  Model  Body type  No. of doors  Engine litres  Fuel type  Transmission type  Transmission description  No. of speeds  2007 volume  Average CO 2  2009 band  Current band  Current band 
			 Vauxhall Astra hatchback 5 1.6 unleaded manual manual 5 10,188 156 G D The same 
			 Honda Jazz hatchback 5 1.3 unleaded automatic continuously trans with manual mode variable 10,341 139 E C Pay less 
			 Vauxhall(1) Corsa hatchback 3 1.2 unleaded manual manual 5 10,449 142 F C Pay less 
			 Vauxhall Corsa hatchback 5 1.2 unleaded manual  5 11,190 140 E C Pay less 
			 Vauxhall Astra hatchback 5 1.4 unleaded manual manual 5 11,563 147 F C Pay less 
			 Fiat Punto hatchback 3 1.2 unleaded manual manual 5 11,626 139 E C Pay less 
			 Volkswagen Passat sedan 4 2.0 diesel manual  6 11,825 157 G D The same 
			 Land Rover Freelander sport utility vehicle 5 2.2 diesel manual manual 6 12,061 194 J F Pay more 
			 Toyota Auris hatchback 5 1.6 unleaded manual  5 12,115 164 H D Pay more 
			 Honda Civic hatchback 5 1.8 unleaded manual manual 6 12,297 153 G D The same 
			 Honda Civic hatchback 5 2.2 diesel manual manual 6 12,470 137 E C Pay less 
			 Volkswagen Golf hatchback 5 1.6 unleaded manual  6 12,890 160 G D The same 
			 Toyota Yaris hatchback 5 1.3 unleaded manual  5 13,190 140 E C Pay less 
			 Honda Cr-V sport utility vehicle 5 2.2 diesel manual manual 6 13,262 173 I E Pay more 
			 Ford Focus hatchback 5 1.6 unleaded manual manual 5 13,457 156 G D The same 
			 Honda Jazz hatchback 5 1.3 unleaded manual manual 5 13,595 137 E C Pay less 
			 Fiat Punto hatchback 5 1.2 unleaded manual manual 5 14,039 140 E C Pay less 
			 Ford Focus hatchback 5 1.8 unleaded manual manual 5 14,079 168 H E The same 
			 Peugeot 207 hatchback 5 1.4 unleaded manual manual 5 15,016 152 G D The same 
			 Mini Mini hatchback 3 1.6 unleaded manual manual 6 15,290 134 E C Pay less 
			 Ford Focus hatchback 5 1.8 diesel manual manual 5 16,218 137 E C Pay less 
			 Volkswagen Golf hatchback 5 1.9 diesel manual manual 5 17,541 131 E C Pay less 
			 Vauxhall(1) Corsa hatchback 3 1.2 unleaded manual  5 17,631 141 F C Pay less 
			 Ford Fiesta hatchback 5 1.4 unleaded manual manual 5 17,891 147 F C Pay less 
			 Vauxhall Vectra hatchback 5 1.8 unleaded manual manual 5 19,542 173 I E Pay more 
			 Vauxhall Zafira mini MPV 5 1.6 unleaded manual manual 5 20,374 175 I E Pay more 
			 Ford Fiesta hatchback 5 1.2 unleaded manual manual 5 21,450 142 F C Pay less 
			 Ford Focus hatchback 5 1.6 unleaded manual manual 5 22,998 160 G D The same 
			 Ford Ka mini car 3 1.3 unleaded manual manual 5 26,252 147 F C Pay less 
			 Ford Fiesta hatchback 3 1.2 unleaded manual manual 5 29,248 142 F C Pay less 
			 (1) We have assumed these are one model version due to lack of data over transmission.

Reaching Communities Scheme

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much funding has been provided from the Reaching Communities Scheme in each constituency.

Gerry Sutcliffe: The Big Lottery Fund has supplied the following data on the funding provided to each constituency by the Reaching Communities programme.
	Locational data is recorded by applicant post code and does not necessarily reflect the actual location of the project.
	
		
			  Reaching Communities EnglandGrants by constituency 
			  MP Constituency  Value ()  Number of awards 
			 Altrincham and Sale West 360,911 1 
			 Amber Valley 305,807 2 
			 Arundel and South Downs 36,808 1 
			 Ashfield 589,915 4 
			 Ashford 151,900 1 
			 Ashton under Lyne 932,468 4 
			 Barnsley Central 615,244 3 
			 Barnsley East and Mexborough 369,546 2 
			 Barnsley West and Penistone 362,857 4 
			 Barrow and Furness 417,733 2 
			 Basildon 844,785 4 
			 Basingstoke 497,621 1 
			 Bassetlaw 1,170,932 4 
			 Battersea 847,151 3 
			 Bedford 481,077 4 
			 Belfast North 959,751 2 
			 Belfast South 3089,828 7 
			 Belfast West 213,359 1 
			 Berwick-upon-Tweed 561,622 3 
			 Bethnal Green and Bow 2,093,667 8 
			 Billericay 283,591 1 
			 Birkenhead 813,307 3 
			 Birmingham, Edgbaston 693,804 3 
			 Birmingham, Erdington 376,109 1 
			 Birmingham, Hall Green 124,181 1 
			 Birmingham, Hodge Hill 47,000 1 
			 Birmingham, Ladywood 2,917,845 9 
			 Birmingham, Perry Barr 723,001 2 
			 Birmingham, Selly Oak 430,668 3 
			 Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath 819,060 4 
			 Birmingham, Yardley 115,550 1 
			 Bishop Auckland 318,604 2 
			 Blackburn 568,878 3 
			 Blackpool South 416,221 1 
			 Blyth Valley 151,037 3 
			 Bognor Regis and Littlehampton 94,962 1 
			 Bolsover 476,523 1 
			 Bolton North East 975,145 3 
			 Bolton South East 26,237 1 
			 Bootle 871,579 3 
			 Boston and Skegness 227,870 1 
			 Bosworth 421,647 4 
			 Bournemouth East 250,552 2 
			 Bournemouth West 52,270 1 
			 Bracknell 295,608 2 
			 Bradford North 1,066,904 4 
			 Bradford South 187,870 1 
			 Bradford West 1,106,253 5 
			 Braintree 30,000 1 
			 Brent East 949,329 4 
			 Brent North 251,372 1 
			 Brent South 880,425 4 
			 Brentford and Isleworth 318,878 2 
			 Bridgwater 619,581 3 
			 Brigg and Goole 948,096 3 
			 Brighton, Kemptown 474,125 3 
			 Brighton, Pavilion 1,874,701 7 
			 Bristol East 1,054,240 5 
			 Bristol North West 358,642 3 
			 Bristol West 1,308,400 5 
			 Bromley and Chislehurst 50,000 1 
			 Bromsgrove 180,000 7 
			 Broxbourne 387,723 2 
			 Broxtowe 107,676 1 
			 Buckingham 48,000 1 
			 Burnley 1,334,829 5 
			 Burton 819,994 3 
			 Bury St. Edmunds 203,016 2 
			 Camberwell and Peckham 424,533 3 
			 Cambridge 1,171,313 7 
			 Cannock Chase 360,532 3 
			 Canterbury 1,111,582 5 
			 Carlisle 666,720 3 
			 Carshalton and Wallington 147,796 1 
			 Central Suffolk and North Ipswich 516,348 2 
			 Charnwood 39,300 1 
			 Chatham and Aylesford 347,225 1 
			 Chesterfield 1,071,387 3 
			 Chichester 713,331 4 
			 Chorley 938,032 5 
			 Cities of London and Westminster 1,985,149 10 
			 City of Chester 33,779 1 
			 City of Durham 57,846 2 
			 City of York 785,584 3 
			 Colchester 690,297 5 
			 Colne Valley 439,513 2 
			 Copeland 849,411 3 
			 Corby 661,948 2 
			 Cotswold 252,712 2 
			 Coventry South 1,613,796 6 
			 Crawley 156,001 1 
			 Crewe and Nantwich 562,864 3 
			 Croydon Central 261,676 2 
			 Dagenham 387,194 2 
			 Darlington 158,215 1 
			 Dartford 445,572 2 
			 Daventry 71,761 2 
			 Denton and Reddish 405,460 1 
			 Derby North 218,994 1 
			 Derby South 1,489,805 5 
			 Devizes 326,130 4 
			 Dewsbury 625,203 2 
			 Don Valley 65,215 1 
			 Doncaster Central 1,110,457 6 
			 Doncaster North 615,340 2 
			 Dover 381,047 2 
			 Dudley North 423,223 3 
			 Dudley South 385,450 2 
			 Dulwich and West Norwood 365,534 2 
			 Ealing North 115,490 2 
			 Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush 383,135 1 
			 Ealing, Southall 335,892 3 
			 Easington 1,384,268 7 
			 East Devon 337,379 1 
			 East Ham 1,318,926 3 
			 East Hampshire 85,480 1 
			 East Londonderry 934,785 2 
			 East Worthing and Shoreham 51,040 1 
			 East Yorkshire 50,923 1 
			 Eastbourne 77,178 2 
			 Eastleigh 387,857 1 
			 Eccles 370,801 2 
			 Eddisbury 574,047 3 
			 Edmonton 741,215 2 
			 Elmet 239,660 2 
			 Eltham 185,569 2 
			 Enfield North 370,099 1 
			 Epsom and Ewell 163,645 2 
			 Esher and Walton 14,632 1 
			 Exeter 588,502 3 
			 Falmouth and Camborne 81,845 2 
			 Fareham 482,659 2 
			 Faversham and Mid Kent 812,882 3 
			 Feltham and Heston 263,859 1 
			 Finchley and Golders Green 680,341 2 
			 Folkestone and Hythe 86,951 1 
			 Forest of Dean 20,256 1 
			 Foyle 491,926 1 
			 Gainsborough 50,000 1 
			 Gateshead East and Washington West 130,130 1 
			 Gillingham 153,116 1 
			 Gloucester 70,000 1 
			 Gosport 183,856 2 
			 Grantham and Stamford 50,000 1 
			 Gravesham 731,284 2 
			 Great Grimsby 281,101 2 
			 Great Yarmouth 362,704 3 
			 Greenwich and Woolwich 1,599,282 9 
			 Guildford 799,345 3 
			 Hackney North and Stoke Newington 211,769 3 
			 Hackney South and Shoreditch 1,626,213 7 
			 Halton 1,483,579 5 
			 Hammersmith and Fulham 1,973,230 5 
			 Hampstead and Highgate 307,449 1 
			 Harborough 270,000 1 
			 Harlow 706,950 4 
			 Hartlepool 809,974 4 
			 Harwich 222,370 2 
			 Hastings and Rye 362,000 1 
			 Havant 367,157 2 
			 Hayes and Harlington 280,480 2 
			 Hazel Grove 542,858 2 
			 Hemel Hempstead 37,730 1 
			 Hendon 218,795 1 
			 Hereford 153,168 1 
			 Hertford and Stortford 150,681 1 
			 Hexham 84,280 1 
			 Heywood and Middleton 25,000 1 
			 High Peak 377,513 2 
			 Holborn and St. Pancras 1,591,473 7 
			 Hornsey and Wood Green 585,087 2 
			 Houghton and Washington East 355,050 1 
			 Hove 834,446 3 
			 Huddersfield 925,009 3 
			 Hyndburn 1,903,493 6 
			 Ilford North 905,965 3 
			 Ilford South 894,576 4 
			 Ipswich 315,911 1 
			 Isle of Wight 806,679 3 
			 Islington North 1,589,821 8 
			 Islington South and Finsbury 5,873,322 19 
			 Keighley 211,992 2 
			 Kensington and Chelsea 186,313 2 
			 Kettering 758,231 2 
			 Kingston and Surbiton 781,276 3 
			 Kingston upon Hull East 547,924 2 
			 Kingston upon Hull North 1,192,674 3 
			 Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle 544,403 2 
			 Kingswood 467,671 2 
			 Knowsley North and Sefton East 177,055 1 
			 Knowsley South 1,192,170 3 
			 Lancaster and Wyre 285,777 1 
			 Leeds Central 1,231,182 9 
			 Leeds East 248,058 1 
			 Leeds North East 1,753,071 6 
			 Leeds North West 189,987 1 
			 Leeds West 354,693 2 
			 Leicester South 799,512 4 
			 Leicester West 1,121,052 3 
			 Leominster 664,190 3 
			 Lewes 850,661 3 
			 Lewisham East 74,376 1 
			 Lewisham West 287,866 2 
			 Lewisham, Deptford 978,851 6 
			 Leyton and Wanstead 743,383 2 
			 Lichfield 117,570 1 
			 Lincoln 1,212,420 5 
			 Liverpool, Riverside 3,848,168 14 
			 Liverpool, Walton 487,931 1 
			 Liverpool, Wavertree 83,596 1 
			 Loughborough 233,812 2 
			 Ludlow 363,418 2 
			 Luton South 484,115 1 
			 Maldon and East Chelmsford 125,460 1 
			 Manchester, Central 3,852,891 13 
			 Manchester, Gorton 529,800 2 
			 Manchester, Withington 138,115 1 
			 Mansfield 517,905 3 
			 Medway 259,975 2 
			 Meriden 600,938 3 
			 Middlesbrough 680,093 7 
			 Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland 570,271 2 
			 Mole Valley 404,874 1 
			 Morecambe and Lunesdale 35,000 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell 30,000 1 
			 New Forest West 480,435 2 
			 Newark 472,688 1 
			 Newcastle upon Tyne Central 1,611,887 7 
			 Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend 52,944 1 
			 Newcastle-under-Lyme 254,850 1 
			 Normanton 234,723 2 
			 North Cornwall 98,000 2 
			 North Devon 480,464 3 
			 North Dorset 204,143 1 
			 North Durham 688,881 4 
			 North East Bedfordshire 25,000 1 
			 North East Cambridgeshire 157,594 1 
			 North East Hampshire 41,925 1 
			 North East Hertfordshire 172,963 2 
			 North Norfolk 596,362 2 
			 North Shropshire 614,261 2 
			 North Southwark and Bermondsey 3,097,342 11 
			 North Thanet 210,935 1 
			 North Tyneside 580,128 3 
			 North Warwickshire 458,448 3 
			 North West Durham 293,991 1 
			 North West Hampshire 131,243 1 
			 North West Leicestershire 83,589 1 
			 North West Norfolk 482,019 1 
			 North Wiltshire 478,669 3 
			 Northampton South 184,467 1 
			 Norwich South 623,779 2 
			 Nottingham East 789,416 3 
			 Nottingham South 1,757,521 6 
			 Nuneaton 278,438 1 
			 Old Bexley and Sidcup 165,867 1 
			 Oldham West and Royton 1,244,004 4 
			 Oxford East 1,071,118 5 
			 Oxford West and Abingdon 743,160 2 
			 Pendle 816,820 4 
			 Penrith and The Border 169,867 2 
			 Peterborough 690,381 3 
			 Plymouth, Devonport 233,460 1 
			 Plymouth, Sutton 892,963 2 
			 Poole 412,191 2 
			 Poplar and Canning Town 628,768 3 
			 Portsmouth North 182,230 1 
			 Portsmouth South 527,276 3 
			 Preston 2,140,312 6 
			 Pudsey 37,607 1 
			 Reading East 301,502 2 
			 Redcar 811,633 3 
			 Redditch 462,259 1 
			 Regent's Park and Kensington North 553,944 4 
			 Richmond (Yorks) 549,747 4 
			 Richmond Park 362,375 3 
			 Rochdale 796,739 4 
			 Rochford and Southend East 688,727 5 
			 Romford 561,981 3 
			 Rossendale and Darwen 545,198 2 
			 Rotherham 766,873 4 
			 Ruislip-Northwood Rushcliffe 520,285 2 
			 Rutland and Melton 98,172 2 
			 Ryedale 390,265 1 
			 Salisbury 203,092 4 
			 Scarborough and Whitby 584,475 4 
			 Scunthorpe 197,002 1 
			 Selby 445,860 1 
			 Sheffield Central 979,448 6 
			 Sheffield, Attercliffe 936,388 2 
			 Sheffield, Brightside 588,599 4 
			 Sherwood 1,165,721 6 
			 Shipley 246,042 2 
			 Shrewsbury and Atcham 270,732 1 
			 Sittingbourne and Sheppey 74,000 1 
			 Skipton and Ripon 48,612 2 
			 Slough 1,062,159 4 
			 Solihull 376,365 2 
			 South Cambridgeshire 131,300 1 
			 South Dorset 50,100 1 
			 South East Cambridgeshire 395,259 1 
			 South Holland and The Deepings 282,896 1 
			 South Ribble 205,212 1 
			 South Shields 1,020,934 3 
			 South Swindon 609,202 3 
			 South West Bedfordshire 50,000 1 
			 South West Norfolk 97,626 2 
			 Southampton, Itchen 733,440 3 
			 Southampton, Test 516,538 3 
			 Southend West 486,097 1 
			 Southport 401,151 1 
			 St. Albans 340,087 1 
			 St. Helens South 1,000,366 4 
			 St. Ives 588,351 6 
			 Stafford 321,723 1 
			 Stevenage 162,345 1 
			 Stockport 706,070 2 
			 Stockton North 90,182 1 
			 Stockton South 963,388 5 
			 Stoke-on-Trent Central 1,485,144 5 
			 Stoke-on-Trent North 475,209 2 
			 Stoke-on-Trent South 375,589 1 
			 Stone 406,066 1 
			 Streatham 395,737 2 
			 Stretford and Urmston 364,881 2 
			 Stroud 162,398 2 
			 Suffolk Coastal 76,945 1 
			 Sunderland North 954,881 3 
			 Sunderland South 114,854 1 
			 Sutton and Cheam 382,055 1 
			 Sutton Coldfield 454,843 2 
			 Tamworth 676,316 1 
			 Taunton 325,000 1 
			 Teignbridge 155,560 1 
			 Telford 324,131 2 
			 Tewkesbury 298,683 2 
			 Thurrock 740,488 2 
			 Tiverton and Honiton 122,276 2 
			 Tonbridge and Mailing 249,686 2 
			 Tooting 597,493 2 
			 Torridge and West Devon 254,008 6 
			 Totnes 305,418 1 
			 Tottenham 1,011,138 5 
			 Truro and St. Austell 554,817 3 
			 Twickenham 98,078 1 
			 Tyne Bridge 1,035,319 5 
			 Tynemouth 429,805 1 
			 Upper Bann 469,115 1 
			 Uxbridge 36,196 3 
			 Vale of York 150,000 1 
			 Vauxhall 1,227,125 4 
			 Wakefield 970,187 3 
			 Wallasey 144,201 1 
			 Walsall North 61,000 1 
			 Walsall South 1,039,958 3 
			 Walthamstow 876,601 3 
			 Wansbeck 506,286 2 
			 Wantage 204,559 1 
			 Warley 376,614 1 
			 Warrington North 70,246 1 
			 Warrington South 499,186 1 
			 Warwick and Leamington 515,355 2 
			 Waveney 172,446 1 
			 Wealden 101,151 3 
			 Weaver Vale 652,221 2 
			 Wellingborough 100,489 2 
			 Wells 98,013 2 
			 Welwyn Hatfield 331,864 2 
			 Wentworth 255,190 2 
			 West Bromwich West 1,527,561 7 
			 West Chelmsford 386,257 4 
			 West Derbyshire 494,157 3 
			 West Dorset 99,293 1 
			 West Ham 1,268,507 5 
			 West Lancashire 1,060,180 3 
			 West Suffolk 65,736 1 
			 West Worcestershire 105,834 2 
			 Westbury 125,562 1 
			 Westmorland and Lonsdale 377,404 2 
			 Weston-Super-Mare 636,493 3 
			 Wigan 565,933 2 
			 Wimbledon 91,438 1 
			 Windsor 210,000 1 
			 Witney 213,804 1 
			 Wokingham 532,056 3 
			 Wolverhampton North East 320,843 1 
			 Wolverhampton South East 974,641 2 
			 Wolverhampton South West 537,965 2 
			 Woodspring 264,724 2 
			 Worcester 161,704 1 
			 Workington 495,681 2 
			 Worsley 494,425 1 
			 Worthing West 316,544 1 
			 Wyre Forest 421,345 2 
			 Yeovil 491,428 4 
			 Not known(1) 1,555,880 6 
			 (1) Six awards for constituencies were their location has not been recorded.  Source: Big Lottery Fund

Departmental Buildings

Pete Wishart: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform on which buildings occupied by his Department's agencies and non-departmental public bodies the lease will be due for renewal in the next four years.

Gareth Thomas: I have approached the chief executives of the Insolvency Service and Companies House and they will respond to you directly.
	Information requested for non-departmental public bodies is not held centrally and to obtain such information would lead to disproportionate costs.
	 Letter from Gareth Jones, dated 7 July 2008:
	I am responding on behalf of Companies House to your recently tabled Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.
	The lease of the building in which Companies House's Edinburgh office is based is due for renewal in March 2009.
	 Letter from Stephen Speed, dated 7 July 2008:
	The Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform has asked me to reply to you directly on behalf of the Insolvency Services in respect of your question (2007/3199) on which buildings occupied by his Department's agencies and non-departmental public bodies the lease will be due for renewal in the next four years.
	Please see table below for the leases due for renewal in the next four years.
	
		
			  Location  Address  Lease expiry 
			 Blackpool Newfield House, Ground Floor, Vicarage Lane, Blackpool FY4 4WB December 2008 
			 Swansea Sun Alliance House, 2nd Floor, 166/167 St Helens Road, Swansea, SA1 5DL March 2009 
			 Bristol 100 Victoria Street, 4th floor, Bristol, BS1 1BD September 2009 
			 Birmingham RP Cobalt Square, 6th Floor, Hagley Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B2 4QG September 2009 
			 Chester Windsor House, Pepper Street, Chester, CH1 1DF October 2010 
			 Stockton St. Marks House, St. Marks Court, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 6QT April 2010 
			 Manchester Boulton House, 1st Floor, 17-21 Chorlton Street, Manchester,M1 3HY November 2011 
			 Manchester Boulton House, 7th Floor, 17-21 Chorlton Street, Manchester,M1 3HY November 2011 
			 Northampton Sol House, 1st Floor, 29 St. Katherine's Street, Northampton, NN1 2QZ December 2011 
			 Southend Central House, Part 4,n Floor, Clifftown Road, Southend, SS1 1AB February 2012 
			 Cambridge Abbeygate House, 2nd and Part 1st Floor, 164-167 East Road, Cambridge, CB1 1DB March 2012 
			 Nottingham The Frontage, 4th Floor, Block A, Queen Street, Nottingham, NG1 2BL December 2012

Flexible Working

Maria Miller: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 
	(1)  what estimate he has made of the  (a) number and  (b) proportion of employees taking flexible working in the 15 per cent. of local authorities with the highest unemployment;
	(2)  what estimate he has made of the  (a) number and  (b) proportion of employees taking flexible working in each Government Office region;
	(3)  what estimate he has made of the  (a) number and  (b) proportion of businesses offering flexible working in the 15 per cent. of local authorities with the highest unemployment;
	(4)  what estimate he has made of the  (a) number and  (b) proportion of businesses offering flexible working in each Government Office region.

Patrick McFadden: Data gathered to assess the impact of the right to request flexible working legislation shows that nationally 91 per cent. of workplaces who received requests in the last year approved all requests(1) and that 94 per cent. of all requests from working parents are agreed(2).
	Furthermore evidence also shows that 92 per cent. of employers consider requests from any employee(3) and 56 per cent. of employees (14 million employees) work flexibly, or have done so within the last 12 months(4).
	The Department does not hold the specific information requested but the Third Work Life Balance Employers' Survey (2007) provides the following data at Government office regional level:
	
		
			  GO-region  Percentage of workplaces receiving requests to work flexibly 
			 North East 43 
			 North West 49 
			 Yorkshire and Humber 39 
			 East Midlands 49 
			 West Midlands 43 
			 South West 47 
			 Eastern 27 
			 London 41 
			 South East 39 
			 Wales 26 
			 Scotland 37 
		
	
	The Department does not hold information on the right to request flexible working at below regional level.
	Currently over 6 million employees have the right to request flexible working. This will increase to over 10 million employees once the right to request is extended to parents of children aged 16 and under.
	(1) Third Work Life Balance Employers' Survey2007
	(2) CBI Employment Trends Survey2007
	(3) Third Work Life Balance Employers' Survey2007
	(4) Third Work Life Balance Employees' Survey2006

Morning Star

Francis Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2008,  Official Report, column 780W, on the  Morning Star, whether his Department's  (a) press office,  (b) ministerial offices and  (c) library subscribe to the Morning Star.

Kevin Brennan: The Department's press office, ministerial offices and library do not subscribe to the  Morning Star.

Play: Finance

Karen Buck: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what funding allocations his Department will make for children's play to each London local authority in ( a) 2008-09 and  (b) 2009-10.

Beverley Hughes: Play and green spaces are an important demand on Government resources and substantial investment has been made in recent years. In the Children's Plan we committed to invest an additional 235 million to fund up to 3,500 public play areas nationally. The 235 million investment will build on existing funding, and provide a real opportunity to transform play areas throughout the country.
	Historically general funding of play has been dependent on local priorities via local area funding. We hope that this additional funding will emphasis our commitment to improving play provision for children and young people and encourage local areas to invest more in play opportunities.
	There are currently five play pathfinder local authorities and seven playbuilder local authorities in London. The following tables show the minimum allocations for 2008-09 and indicative allocations for subsequent years for the London pathfinder and playbuilder authorities. Allocations will be finalised in autumn 2008 once we know the additional pathfinder and playbuilder authorities.
	On average all pathfinder authorities will receive around 2 million capital funding and 500,000 revenue funding while playbuilder authorities will receive around 1 million capital and 46,000 revenue funding. Pathfinder authorities will deliver up to 28 play areas and a new adventure play area while playbuilder authorities will deliver around 20-25 play areas by 2011.
	
		
			  Pathfinders 
			   
			   Capital funding  Revenue funding  Total 
			  Local authority  2008-09  2009-10  2008-09  2009-10  2010-11  
			 Camden 604,177 1,577,908 141,117 181,436 181,436 2,686,074 
			 Enfield 594,107 1,551,610 138,510 178,084 178,084 2,640,395 
			 Hackney 612,791 1,600,405 142,918 183,751 183,751 2,723,616 
			 Kensington and Chelsea 596,171 1,556,999 139,443 179,284 179,284 2,651,181 
			 Tower Hamlets 621,944 1,624,311 144,831 186,212 186,212 2,763,510 
		
	
	
		
			  Playbuilders 
			   
			   Capital funding  Revenue funding  Total 
			   2008-09  2009-10  2010-11  2008-09  2009-10  2010-11  
			 Brent 303,415 417,195 417,195 12,695 16,322 16,322 1,183,144 
			 Croydon 301,457 414,503 414,503 12,604 16,206 16,206 1,175,479 
			 Islington 312,832 430,143 430,143 12,950 16,650 16,650 1,219,368 
			 Lambeth 313,149 430,579 430,579 12,958 16,661 16,661 1,220,587 
			 Lewisham 307,785 423,204 423,204 12,818 16,481 16,481 1,199,973 
			 Redbridge 296,436 407,600 407,600 12,474 16,038 16,038 1,156,186 
			 Wandsworth 302,671 416,173 416,173 12,685 16,310 16,310 1,180,322

Pupil Exclusions

Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 
	(1)  how many and what proportion of  (a) primary and  (b) secondary school pupils in areas of each decile of multiple deprivation received fixed period exclusions in the last 12 months;
	(2)  how many and what proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals were given  (a) a permanent exclusion and  (b) a fixed period exclusion in each of the last 10 years;
	(3)  how many and what proportion of  (a) primary and  (b) secondary school pupils from schools in each decile of proportion of pupils entitled to free school meals received a fixed period exclusion in the latest period for which figures are available;
	(4)  how many and what proportion of  (a) primary and  (b) secondary school pupils in areas of each decile of multiple deprivation received a permanent exclusion in the last 12 months;
	(5)  how many and what proportion of  (a) primary and  (b) secondary school pupils in schools of each decile of proportion of pupils entitled to free school meals were given a permanent exclusion in the last 12 months.

Kevin Brennan: Information on fixed and permanent exclusions by income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) of excluding school will be published as additional tables to the SFR, permanent and fixed period exclusions from schools in England 2006/07 on 24 July 2008. This will be available at:
	http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgatewav/DB/SFR/s000793/index.shtml.
	This release of additional data will also include information on fixed and permanent exclusions by free school eligibility for the school years 2005/06 and 2006/07. Data for the schools years 2000/01 to 2004/05 can only be provided at disproportionate cost. Data for years prior to 2000/01 is not available.
	Information on permanent and fixed period exclusions by the decile of proportion of pupils entitled to free schools meals can only be provided at disproportionate cost.

Written Questions: Government Responses

David Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families when he plans to answer Questions  (a) 203546 and  (b) 203547 on adoption, tabled by the hon. Member for Southend West on 29 April 2008; what the reason is for the time taken to answer in each case; and if he will make a statement.

Kevin Brennan: I have been asked to reply.
	Information about the numbers of children who have adoption as part of their plan is not collected centrally.
	Data on the age at adoption of children looked after who were adopted during the years ending 31 March, 2003-2007, is shown below in Table 1. Data on the numbers of children looked after adopted during the years ending 31 March, 2003-2007, by local authority area has been placed in the House of Commons Library (Table LAE1).
	The information is taken from Tables E1 and LAE1 of the Statistical First Release (SFR 27/2007) entitled Children Looked After in England (including adoption and care leavers) year ending 31 March 2007. The SFR is located at
	http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000741/index.shtml.
	Table 1 can be found within the additional information Excel tables supplementing SFR27/2007 on the website. Table LAE1 can be found within the second set of 32 additional tables.
	
		
			  Table 1 Looked after children adopted during the years ending 31 March by age at adoption 2003 to 2007( 1) 
			   Number  Percentage 
			   2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007 
			 All children looked after adopted1 3,500 3,800 3,800 3,700 3,300 100 100 100 100 100 
			 Age at adoption (years) 3,500 3,800 3,800 3,700 3,300 100 100 100 100 100 
			 Under 1 220 220 210 200 150 6 6 6 5 5 
			 1 to 4 2,200 2,200 2,300 2,400 2,100 62 58 62 64 64 
			 5 to 9 960 1,100 1,100 950 880 27 30 28 26 27 
			 10 to 15 180 210 160 180 160 5 6 4 5 5 
			 16 and over 10 20 20 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 
			 (1) SSDA903 return on children looked after. (2). Historical data may differ from older publications. This is mainly due to the implementation of amendments and corrections sent by some local authorities after the publication date of previous materials. 
		
	
	
		
			  Table LAE1: Children looked after who were adopted during the years ending 31 March 2003 to 2007( 1) 
			  Numbers 
			   2003  2004  2005  2006( 2)  2007( 2) 
			  England 3,500 3,800 3,800 3,700 3,300 
			   
			 North East 260 230 280 250 240 
			 Darlington 5   5 20 
			 Durham 30 25 30 45 40 
			 Gateshead 15 25 25 20 20 
			 Hartlepool 10 5 5  5 
			 Middlesbrough 25 20 30 20 15 
			 Newcastle Upon Tyne 40 30 40 35 20 
			 North Tyneside 30 15 25 15 25 
			 Northumberland 20 15 25 15 20 
			 Redcar and Cleveland 15 15 5 15 10 
			 South Tyneside 15 30 30 30 30 
			 Stockton-On-Tees 10 15 15 15 15 
			 Sunderland 35 35 45 25 25 
			   
			  North West 550 570 620 620 490 
			 Blackburn with Darwen 10 25 25 20 10 
			 Blackpool 45 25 20 20 35 
			 Bolton 20 15 20 20 25 
			 Bury 20 30 15 20 20 
			 Cheshire 25 15 30 35 10 
			 Cumbria 30 50 45 50 25 
			 Halton 5 10 15 5 15 
			 Knowsley 15 15 20 20 15 
			 Lancashire 60 55 85 85 75 
			 Liverpool 65 55 70 30 20 
			 Manchester 80 60 80 60 55 
			 Oldham 20 20 15 15 20 
			 Rochdale 10 20 20 20 30 
			 Salford 25 35 35 40 20 
			 Sefton 15 20 25 35 15 
			 St Helens 15 20 15 15 10 
			 Stockport 10 20 25 25 20 
			 Tameside 20 20 20 25 10 
			 Trafford 10 10 10 15 - 
			 Warrington  15 10 10 10 
			 Wigan 15 10 15 35 20 
			 Wirral 20 25 15 25 20 
			   
			 Yo rkshire and the Humber 440 460 490 440 390 
			 Barnsley 20 15 25 15 20 
			 Bradford 50 55 55 65 45 
			 Calderdale 10 10 20 25 20 
			 Doncaster 35 35 50 20 35 
			 East Riding of Yorkshire 15 10 15 20 25 
			 Kingston Upon Hull, City of 30 35 45 30 30 
			 Kirklees 30 35 20 40 25 
			 Leeds 75 80 80 55 65 
			 North East Lincolnshire 20 15 30 20 10 
			 North Lincolnshire 10 - 10 10 5 
			 North Yorkshire 30 20 25 25 20 
			 Rotherham 30 30 25 30 15 
			 Sheffield 50 70 45 50 50 
			 Wakefield 25 20 25 30 20 
			 York 10 20 20 10 10 
			   
			  East Midlands 330 350 340 340 230 
			 Derby 35 30 20 35 25 
			 Derbyshire 50 40 35 35 20 
			 Leicester 45 35 45 25 30 
			 Leicestershire 15 25 30 20 15 
			 Lincolnshire 65 35 55 80 35 
			 Northamptonshire 40 55 55 60 40 
			 Nottingham 40 55 35 55 30 
			 Nottinghamshire 45 75 55 35 30 
			 Rutland 0   0  
			   
			  West Midlands 410 420 410 390 370 
			 Birmingham 140 130 110 105 65 
			 Coventry 35 40 30 20 15 
			 Dudley 20 15 15 20 25 
			 Herefordshire 10 10 15 15  
			 Sandwell 20 15 20 25 30 
			 Shropshire 10 20 15 15  
			 Solihull 10 5 15 5 15 
			 Staffordshire 50 40 30 45 40 
			 Stoke-On-Trent 30 20 40 20 30 
			 Telford and Wrekin 10 10 15 15 10 
			 Walsall 25 25 35 40 45 
			 Warwickshire 20 25 25 20 30 
			 Wolverhampton 15 25 25 25 40 
			 Worcestershire 20 40 20 20 25 
			   
			  East of England 310 360 340 370 380 
			 Bedfordshire 25 25 15 20 20 
			 Cambridgeshire 15 20 20 25 25 
			 Essex 90 75 110 90 75 
			 Hertfordshire 45 70 45 60 60 
			 Luton 15 40 15 25 20 
			 Norfolk 40 40 45 60 50 
			 Peterborough 25 20 10 20 15 
			 Southend-on-Sea 10 5 10 15 20 
			 Suffolk 35 55 60 50 75 
			 Thurrock 10 15 15 5 15 
			   
			  London 480 570 520 530 490 
			 Inner London 240 300 250 300 260 
			 Camden 20 20 10 15 5 
			 City of London 0 0 0 0 - 
			 Hackney 15 30 25 25 30 
			 Hammersmith and Fulham 15 20 15 10 15 
			 Haringey 10 15 15 20 15 
			 Islington 30 20 20 35 25 
			 Kensington and Chelsea 10 15 10 10 15 
			 Lambeth 15 20 20 30 15 
			 Lewisham 20 35 15 35 15 
			 Newham 20 25 30 15 25 
			 Southwark 35 35 30 20 20 
			 Tower Hamlets 15 25 15 25 35 
			 Wandsworth 15 20 15 35 20 
			 Westminster 15 20 25 20 20 
			   
			  Outer London 240 270 270 230 230 
			 Barking and Dagenham  15 15 20 15 
			 Barnet 20 15 15 10 10 
			 Bexley 10 15 15 5 5 
			 Brent 10 15 10 10 10 
			 Bromley 20 10 25 15 15 
			 Croydon 20 30 10 15 15 
			 Ealing 25 25 25 20 20 
			 Enfield 5 15 15 15 15 
			 Greenwich 40 35 40 15 20 
			 Harrow 5 10 - 5 - 
			 Havering 10 10 10 5 10 
			 Hillingdon 15 15 10 10 15 
			 Hounslow 25 10 25 20 30 
			 Kingston Upon Thames5  
			 Merton 5 10 10 10 10 
			 Redbridge 10 10  10 5 
			 Richmond Upon Thames 10   10 10 
			 Sutton 0 10 10 10  
			 Waltham Forest  15 10 10 15 
			   
			  South East 500 510 510 450 420 
			 Bracknell Forest  
			 Brighton and Hove 20 30 25 35 30 
			 Buckinghamshire 20 25 20 10 10 
			 East Sussex 50 40 40 40 40 
			 Hampshire 40 50 70 50 50 
			 Isle of Wight 10  5 10  
			 Kent 110 135 115 95 90 
			 Medway Towns 25 25 25 30 20 
			 Milton Keynes 10 15 20 10 20 
			 Oxfordshire 30 25 35 30 15 
			 Portsmouth 10 15 10 10 10 
			 Reading 15 10 10 20 10 
			 Slough 15 10 5 10 15 
			 Southampton 30 30 25 15 20 
			 Surrey 50 45 45 50 40 
			 West Berkshire 10 5 10   
			 West Sussex 40 40 40 20 35 
			 Windsor and Maidenhead 10 
			 Wokingham   0   
			   
			  South West 270 290 270 290 300 
			 Bath and North East Somerset  5   10 
			 Bournemouth 15 15 10 5 15 
			 Bristol, City of 45 30 30 25 25 
			 Cornwall 35 35 35 35 50 
			 Devon 35 30 35 40 30 
			 Dorset 15 15 10 15 10 
			 Gloucestershire 30 25 20 30 25 
			 Isles Of Scilly 0 0 0 0 0 
			 North Somerset  15 15 10 10 
			 Plymouth 20 25 35 35 35 
			 Poole  10 10  5 
			 Somerset 20 30 20 35 30 
			 South Gloucestershire 1010 
			 Swindon 10 20 15 20 15 
			 Torbay  15 10 15 10 
			 Wiltshire 20 20 15 10 15 
			 (1) Historical data may differ from older publications. This is mainly due to the implementation of amendments and corrections sent by some local authorities after the publication date of previous materials. (2) Special guardianship orders came into force on 30 December 2005.  Source:  SSDA903 return on children looked after.

Adoption

David Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Health 
	(1)  how many children aged under six months were registered for adoption in each year since 1978;
	(2)  how many adoptions there were in each year since 1978, broken down by  (a) age of those adopted and  (b) local authority area.

Kevin Brennan: I have been asked to reply.
	Information about the number of children who have adoption as part of their plan is not collected centrally.
	Data on the age at adoption of children looked after who were adopted during the years ending 31 March, 2003-07, is shown as follows in table 1. Data on the number of children looked after adopted during the years ending 31 March, 2003-07, by local authority area has been placed in the House of Commons Library (table LAE1).
	The information is taken from tables E1 and LAE1 of the Statistical First Release (SFR 27/2007) entitled Children Looked After in England (including adoption and care leavers) year ending 31 March 2007. The SFR is located at:
	http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000741/index.shtml
	Table 1 can be found with the additional Excel tables supplementing SFR27/2007 on the website. Table LAE1 can be found within the second set of 32 additional tables.
	
		
			  Table 1: Looked after children adopted during the years ending 31 March by age at adoption 2003 to 2007( 1,2) England 
			   Number  Percentage 
			   2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007 
			 All children looked after adopted(1) 3,500 3,800 3,800 3,700 3,300 100 100 100 100 100 
			
			 Age at adoption (years) 3,500 3,800 3,800 3,700 3,300 100 100 100 100 100 
			 Under 1 220 220 210 200 150 6 6 6 5 5 
			 1 to 4 2,200 2,200 2.300 2,400 2,100 62 58 62 64 64 
			 5 to 9 960 1,100 1,100 950 880 27 30 23 26 27 
			 10 to 15 180 210 160 180 160 5 6 4 5 5 
			 16 and over 10 20 20 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 
			 (1) Source: SSDA903 return on children looked after. (2) Historical data may differ from older publications. This is mainly due to the implementation of amendments and corrections sent by some local authorities after the publication date of previous materials.

Dental Services: Peterborough

Stewart Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many Band 3 treatments were carried out by NHS dentists in the Peterborough Primary Care Trust area in each quarter since January 2005.

Ann Keen: The classification of courses of treatment (CoTs) into bands was introduced with the new dental contractual arrangements on 1 April 2006. It is therefore not possible to provide the information requested prior to April 2006.
	Information on the number of band 3 CoTs, in England, for the first two quarters of 2007-08 are available in tables A1 and A2 of annex 4 of the NHS Dental Statistics for England: Quarter 3: 31 December 2007 report. Information is provided by strategic health authority (SHA) and by primary care trust (PCT).
	Information for quarter three of 2007-08 is available in table A1 of annex 3 of this report. Information is provided by SHA and PCT. Copies of this report, published in June 2008, have already been placed in the Library and are also available on the Information Centre for health and social care's (IC's) website at
	www.ic.nhs.uk/pubs/dentalstats0708q3
	Information on the number of band 3 CoTs for 2006-07 is available in table A2 of annex 3 of the NHS Dental Statistics for England: 2006-07 report. This shows the total number of CoTs for the year. Copies of this report, published in August 2007, have already been placed in the Library and are also available on the IC's website at:
	www.ic.nhs.uk/pubs/dental0607
	More generally, there are now three standard charges for national health service dental treatment. This makes it easier to know how much may need to paid, and also helps ensure that charges are for NHS rather than private care.
	From 1April 2008, NHS dental charges are:
	Band 1 course of treatment16.20:
	This covers an examination, diagnosis (e.g. X-rays), advice on how to prevent future problems, and a scale and polish if needed;
	Band 2 course of treatment44.60:
	This covers everything listed in band 1, plus any further treatment such as fillings, root canal work or extraction; and
	Band 3 course of treatment198.00:
	This covers everything listed in bands 1 and 2, plus crowns, dentures or bridges.

Medicine: Education

James Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills pursuant to the answer of 11 June 2008,  Official Report, column 321W, on higher education: medicine, which university medical schools are participating in widening participation schemes; what financial provision has been extended to them by the Government in respect of such schemes; what criteria or guidance has been laid down by the Government for such schemes; and how many students entered foundation years prior to undertaking medical degrees as a result of such schemes in the latest period for which figures are available, broken down by university.

Bill Rammell: The Government are determined to widen participation so that everyone with the potential to benefit from higher education has the opportunity to do so. The main scheme for widening participation is Aimhigher which aims to raise the attainment levels of young people, their aspirations towards university and improve progression. Most activities are not subject-specific, although some activities are designed to raise awareness of and encourage progression to specific subjects such as medicine.
	The total Aimhigher budget is 85 million in 2008-09. Guidance for Aimhigher Partnerships was published in February 2008 and is available on the Aimhigher website at:
	http://www.aimhigher.ac.uk/practitioner
	Several medical schools run schemes to encourage applications from bright students from disadvantaged or non-traditional backgrounds. These are entirely a matter for the individual medical schoolno specific Government funding or guidance is provided for these schemes, and data on admissions, including foundation years, is not collected centrally.